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六级阅读PartIIIReadingComprehension
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
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1986whentheheirtotheBritish(36)_throne_toldaTVreporterthathetalkedtohisplantsathiscountryhouse,Highgrove,
tostimulatetheirgrowth.ThePrincewasbeinghumorous-“Mysenseofhumorwillgetmeintotroubleoneday”,h
aids(随从)-butlisteningtoCharlesWindsorcanindeedprovestimulating.Theroyal(37)environmentalist_hasbeenpromotingradicalideasformostofhisadultlife.Someofhis(38)_notions,whichoncesoundedabitweird,weresimplyaheadof
theirtime.Now,finally,theworldseemstobecatchingupwithhim.
Takehisviewsonfarming.PrinceCharles'DuchyHomeFarmwent(39)_originallybackin1986.Whenmost
shopperscaredonlyaboutthelowpricetagonsuspiciouslyblemish-free(无瑕疵的)vegetablesand(40)unnaturallylarge
chickenspiledhighinsupermarkets.
Hiswarningsonclimatechangeprovedfarsighted,too.Charlesbegan(41)urgingactioninwarmingin1990andsays
hehasbeenworriedaboutthe(42)impactofmanontheenvironmentsamebewasateenager.
Althoughhewasgraduallygainedinternational(43)recognitionasoneoftheworld'slendingconservationists,many
Britishpeoplestillthinkofhimasan(34)eccentricpersonwhotalkstoplants.Thisyear,asithappens,SouthKorean
scientistsprovedthatplantsreallydo(45)respondtoround.SoCharleswasaheadofthegamethere,too.
A.conform
B.eccentric
C.environmentalist
D.expeditions
E.impact
F.notions
G.organic
H.originally
I.recognition
J.respond
K.subordinate
L.suppressing
M.throne
N.unnaturally
O.urging
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains
informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron
AnswerSheet2.HighSchoolSportsAren'tKillingAcademics
A)Inthismonth'sAtlanticcoverarticle,“TheCaseAgSicteoHiSports,”AmandaRipleyarguesthat
school-sponsoredsportsprogramsshouldbeseriouslycut.Shewritesthat,unlikemostcountriesthatoutperformtheUnitedStatesoninternationalassessments,Americanschoolsputtoomuchofanemphasisonathletics,“SportsareembeddedinAmericanschoolsinawaytheyarenotalmostanywhereelse,”shewrites,“Yetthisdiffereneehardlyeverc
domesticdebatesaboutAmerica'sinternationalme平iHci)iiliy(9ducation.”
B)Americanstudent-athletesreapmanybenefitsfromparticipatinginsports,butthecoststotheschoolscouldoutweigh
theirbenefits,sheargues,Inparticular,Ripleycontendsthatsportscrowdouttheacademicmissionsofschools:
AmericashouldlearnfromSouthKoreaandFinlandandeveryothercountryatthetoplevelofinternationaltestscores,allofwhomemphasizeathleticsfarlessinschool.”Evenineighthgrade,AmericankidsspendmorethantwicethetimeKoreankidsspendplayi
sports,”shewrites,citinga2010dypublishedintheJournalofAdvaneedAcademics.
C)ItmightwellbetruethatsportsarefarmorerootedinAmericanhighschoolsthaninothercountries.Butourreadingofinternationaltestscoresfindsnosupportfortheargumentagainstschoolathletics.Indeed,ourownresearchandthatofothersleadustomaketheoppositecase.School-sponsoredsportsappeartoprovidebenefitsthatseemtoincrease,notdetract(减少)from,academicsuccess.
D)Ripleyindulgesapopularobsession(痴迷)withinternationaltestscorecomparisons,whichshowwideandfrightening
gapsbetweentheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Sheignores,however,thefactthatstatesvaryatleastasmuchintestscoresasdodevelopedcountries.A2011reportfromHarvardUniversityshowsthatMassachusettsproducesmathscorescomparabletoSouthKoreaandFinland,whileMississippiscoresareclosertoTrinidadandTobago.Ripleyart'sthe
inlightofthisfact.SchoolsinMassachusettsprovidesportsprogramswhileschoolsinFinlanddonot.SchoolsinMississippimaylovefootballwhileinTobagointerscholasticsportsarenowherenearasprominent.Sportscannotexplainthesesimilaritiesinperformanee.Theycan'texplaininternationaldiffererhsseit
E)IfitistruethatsportsunderminetheacademicmissionofAmericanschools,wewouldexpecttoseeanegative
relationshipbetweenthecommitmenttoathleticsandacademicachievement.However,theUniversityofArkansas
BowenandJayGreeneactuallyfindtheopposite.Theyexaminethisrelationshipbyanalyzingschools'
percentagesaswellasstudent-athleticparticipationratescomparedtograduationratesandstandardizedtestscoreachievementoverafive-yearperiodforallpublichighschoolsinOhio.Controllingforstudentpovertylevels,demographics(人口统计状况),anddistrictfinancialresources,bothmeasuresofaschool'scommitmenttoathleticsaresignificantiyandpositiv
lowerdropoutratesaswellashighertestscores.
F)On-the-fieldsuccessandhighparticipationinsportsisnotrandom-itrequiresfocusanddedicationtoathletics.One
mightthinkthiswouldleadschoolsobsessedwithwinningtodeemphasizeacademics.BowenandGreenecontradict
G)RipleycitesthewritingsofrenownedsociologistJamesColeman,whoseresearchineducationwasgroundbreaking.
innocentvisitorthathewasenteringanathleticclub,notaneducationalinstitution.
H)However,inlaterresearchColemanwouldshowhowthesuccessofschoolsishighlydependentonwhathetermed
I)Accordingtoa2013evaluationconductedbytheCrimeLabattheUniversityofChicago,aprogramcalledBecominga
Man-SportsEditioncreateslastingimprovementsintheboys
'studyhabitsandgradepointaverages.Duringthefii
program,studentswerefoundstobelesslikelytotransferschoolsorbeengagedinviolentcrime.Ayearaftertheprogram,participantswerelesslikelytohavehadanencounterwiththejuvenilejusticesystem.
J)Ifschool-sponsoredsportswerecompletelyeliminatedtomorrow,manyAmericanstudentswouldstillhaveopportunitiestoparticipateinorganizedathleticselsewhere,muchliketheydoincountriessuchasFinland,Germany,andSouthKorea.Thesameisnotcertainwhenitcomestostudentsfrommoredisadvantagedbackgrounds.Inanoverviewoftheresearchon
non-schoolbasedafter-schoolprograms,researchersfindthatdisadvantagedchildrenparticipateintheseprogramsatsignificantlylowerrates.Theyfindthatlow-incomestudentshavelessaccessduetochallengeswithregardtotransportation,non-nominalfees,andoff-campussafety.Therefore,reducingoreliminatingtheseopportunitieswouldmostlikelydeprivedisadvantagedstudentsofthebenefitsfromathleticparticipation,notleastofwhichistheopportunitytointeractwithpositiverolemodelsoutsideofregularschoolhours.
K)AnotherunfoundedcriticismthatRipleymakesisbringingupthestereotypethatathleticXXaretypicallylousy(蹩脚卩
的)classroomteachers.“Americanprincipals,unliketheXXXXofprincipalsaroundtheworld,makemanyhiringdecisions
withtheirsportsteamsinmind,whichdoesnotalwaysendwellforstudents,”shewrites.Educatorswhoseekemplc
schoolsprimarilyforthepurposeofcoachingarelikelytoshirk(推隹卩)teachingresponsibilities,theargumentgoes.Moreover,eveninthecaseswheretheemployeeisateacherfirstandathleticcoachsecond,theadditionalresponsibilitiesthatcomewithcoachinglikelycomesattheexpenseoftimeotherwisespentonplanning,grading,andcommunicatingwithparentsandguardians.
L)Thedata,however,donotseemtoconfirmthisstereotype.Inthemostrigorousstudyontheclassroomresultsofhigh
schoolcoaches,theUniversityofArkansas'sAnnaEgalitefindsthatathleticcoachesinFloridamostlytendtoa®rformji
wellastheirnon-coachingcounterparts,withrespecttoraisingstudenttestscores.Wedonotdoubtthatteacherswhoalsocoachfaceserioustradeoffsthatlikelycomeattheexpenseoftimetheycoulddedicatetotheiracademicobligations.However,aswithsportingevents,athleticcoachesgainadditionalopportunitiesforcommunicatingandservingasmentors(导J帀)thatpotentiallyhelpstudentssucceedandmakeupforthecostsofcoachingcommitments.
M)lfschoolsallowstudent-athletestoregularlymissoutoninstructionaltimeforthesakeoftravelingtoathletic
competitions,that'sbad.However,suchissueswouldbebetteraddressedbychangingschoolandstatepolicieswithregardtotheschedulingofsportingeventsasopposedtototalelimination.Iftheempiricalevideneepointstoanything,itpointstowardsschoolsponsoredsportsprovidingassetsthatarewellworththecosts.
N)DespitenegativestereotypesaboutsportscultureandRipley'spresumptionthatacademicsandathleticsareatodd
oneanother,webelievethatthegreaterbodyofevideneeshowsthatschool-sponsoredsportsprogramsappeartobenefit
students.Successesontheplayingfieldcancarryovertotheclassroomandviceversa(反之亦然).Moreimportantly,findingwaystoincreaseschoolcommunitiesapitaJociiahperativetothesuccessoftheschoolaswhole,notjusttheathletes.
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